Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind a surge in militant jihadist attacks ...

Dr. Claudette Yaméogo is Burkina Faso’s only ophthalmologist who specializes in treating children. She is one of just 70 eye doctors for the West African nation's 23 million people.

The International Horse Racing Derby kicked off on Wednesday in Kaduna, according to Abubakar Mustapha-Bida, National ...

In jihadist-threatened north Benin, the army is waging a campaign away from the front -- a programme of social projects, ...

Alex Vines, the director of the Africa Programme at Chatham House think tank, says the influencers are attempting to sow ...

Gold seizure comes only days after Mali's junta leader signed a law allowing himself to stay in power indefinitely.

A double attack Friday by suspected jihadists near Niger's western border with Burkina Faso left 10 troops dead, authorities ...

Terrorist groups are becoming more daring with increased attacks on military camps across the west Africa region.

General Abdourahamane Tiani, who secured his first presidential mandate at the end of March, is trying to maintain the ...

Intense competition over critical minerals, a weakened UN regulatory system, the spread of terrorism, the rise of local militias and a resurgence of military rule and democratic autocracy further ...

Nigeria’s U-20 team, Flying Eagles, began their campaign in Group A of the 2025 WAFU B U-20 Boys’ Cup with a spirited 1-1 ...

The post 1990 return of democracy in Africa skipped many countries that had established successful dictatorships that stood ...